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Government-backed REACH conducts survey which goes against opinions online, what gives?
Because one survey with leading questions about the alcohol ban and the inability to say no to them wasn't enough, another survey by REACH (Reaching Everyone for Active Citizenry @ Home, whoever came up with that acronym should be...

Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the richest of them all?
You guys are probably here because of the video on Jamie Chua's massive HDB flat-sized wardrobe, that contains her $400,000 Himalayan Birkin bag. You know, this one --
https://www.facebook.com/bonkersclosets/videos/1800863239958855/
Well, she's not just known for owning hundreds of bags and shoes....

Last Proper Bridge Night to take place on 30 March
So the new ban on public drinking in expected to take effect from 1 April, and some Singaporeans aren't taking the law lying down.
A massive Clarke Quay bridge farewell party has been created on Facebook, and some 1,300 people have...

13 insights from a Singaporean WWII veteran
Have you ever wondered how life was like during the Japanese Occupation?
Was it even possible to have survived?
With sheer tenacity and willpower, it seems that survival was actually possible, as this 94-year-old Singaporean bears testimony.
The grandfather recounts his experience through an AMA thread...

Shin Lim Attended PAP Kindergarten In Bukit Panjang
With the likes of David Blaine, Criss Angels, David Copperfield, and even Harry Houdini to call their own, there's no doubt that Americans are the best in the magic industry.
But Singapore was placed on the mystical radar, after locally-raised Shin Lim won...

NParks' Urban Forest Website Maps Out 500,000 Trees In Singapore
Yishun has been called many things.
From the home of a serial cat-killer, to a place where bizarre things occur -- like a random temple-dwelling taxi or a local cannabis drug lab.
But Yishun residents now have one more thing to boast about -- being...

Ex-MOE Policy Maker's Criticism Of Our Education System Is Well-Placed But We Think It'll Be Ignored
The argument about the place of elitism in our education system has been hard to escape in recent weeks.
In letters to the newspapers and online commentaries, it seems that everyone has an opinion about:
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Vandalism At Marine Parade MRT
What's becoming of Singapore? A blatant act of vandalism was spotted an image of a woman wearing a tudung on the artwork of upcoming Marine Parade MRT station.
And it wasn't any old vandalism, but racist vandalism -- The word "terrorist" was written on a piece...

Hello Kitty Comes To A Bus Ride Near You
Kitty fans rejoice! This is one bus ride you would gladly queue up at the interchange for.
Hello Kitty concept buses.
Yes, you can now travel home with Hello Kitty sitting next to you, plastered on the seats walls and floors of the...